Eaton · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Eaton

Name: Health & Disability in Eaton — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Far more residents in Eaton live with health challenges than in most similar areas. About 33.1% of the population has a long-term health condition, which is well above the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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📍 Eaton, Suburb / Locality

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.8% of people. Arthritis is the most reported long-term condition at 11.5%, followed by asthma at 9.2%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Eaton, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 56.7% One condition 21.5% Two conditions 7.9% Three or more 3.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Eaton splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (20%) and Mental health (19%), with Asthma at 16%.

Arthritis 11.5% Mental health 10.8% Asthma 9.2% Other condition 8.4% Diabetes 5.9% Heart disease 4.3% Cancer 3.4% Lung condition 2.4% Stroke 1.1% Dementia 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

A little more people in Eaton need help with daily activities compared to the state average, with 6.5% of the population requiring support.

Sources

Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Eaton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50472/eaton/topic/health-disability

Where Eaton sits — People with a long-term health condition